Watermelon
mid 19th century
Artist

Artwork overview
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Medium
reverse painting on glass
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 35.5 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.)
framed: 39 x 49.5 cm (15 3/8 x 19 1/2 in.) -
Accession
1964.23.6
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Recorded as from New York. (Harry Stone, New York), by whom sold in 1944 to Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1964.
Associated Names
Bibliography
1978
Ward, Mildred Lee. Reverse Paintings on Glass; The Mildred Lee Ward Collection. Exh. cat. Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, 1978: cat. no. 67.
1980
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 302, repro.
1992
Chotner, Deborah, with contributions by Julie Aronson, Sarah D. Cash, and Laurie Weitzenkorn. American Naive Paintings. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1992: 634-636, repro. 635.
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 433, repro.
Wikidata ID
Q20185461